Letters from the Desert

Quite a few along the way, but in an attempt to minimise: - "Letters from the Desert" by Carlo Carretto - "Being the Body" by Charles Colson - "Fire in Our Hearts" by Mike Farrant - "Total Freedom" by Jiddu Krishnamurti - "Muhammad - a Prophet for Our Time" by Karen Armstrong

- Total Freedom by Jiddu Krishnamurti. Initially this came across as shallow truths masquerading as profundity, especially with his unwillingness/inability to explain himself during discussions. Finally I read enough that some things just 'clicked' into place and my perspectives shifted along with my outlook on life. - Letters from the Desert by Carlo Carretto (first half). I was brought up a protestant so was never really exposed to catholic thought in my formative years. When I finally started exploring the classics for myself I found them often overly wordy and mystical, so I moved on to more modern (relatively speaking) works like this and the Way of the Pilgrim too. The simplicity of the writing and the clarity of the thoughts in the first few chapters of Letters from the Desert hit me hard. - The Quran A wonderfully phrased book that captures its times very well. Ideally to be read alongside something like Islam: A Short History or Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, both by Karen Armstrong, to provide the context.…